Programs & majors brief
Central Michigan University Majors & Programs
Which majors earn the most at Central Michigan University?
73 of 73 programs shown
Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.
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| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Information Systems and Services | 54 | $95,721 | #24 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 20 | $91,542 | #187 |
| Computer Science | 49 | $89,216 | #158 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | 22 | $86,472 | #20 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 34 | $85,196 | #222 |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 13 | $84,064 | — |
| Statistics small degree count | 11 | $81,853 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 57 | $80,551 | #137 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 77 | $79,906 | #121 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 14 | $77,768 | — |
| Marketing | 132 | $75,661 | #63 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 231 | $74,113 | #125 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 46 | $73,340 | #32 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 45 | $73,316 | #18 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 23 | $73,112 | #197 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 30 | $67,117 | #33 |
| Economics small degree count | 12 | $65,174 | — |
| Geography and Cartography small degree count | 12 | $62,999 | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 62 | $62,082 | #46 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count | 9 | $61,331 | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 91 | $59,522 | #52 |
| Community Organization and Advocacy | 111 | $58,344 | #2 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 213 | $57,771 | #66 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 28 | $57,513 | #8 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 8 | $57,438 | — |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 45 | $56,553 | #20 |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 62 | $56,314 | #52 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 54 | $55,353 | #157 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services small degree count | 19 | $55,134 | — |
| Social Sciences, Other | 61 | $54,888 | #9 |
| Mathematics small degree count | 18 | $54,265 | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 55 | $54,254 | #78 |
| Psychology, General | 248 | $53,422 | #128 |
| Social Work | 42 | $53,279 | #114 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count | 18 | $52,311 | — |
| Political Science and Government | 52 | $50,462 | #276 |
| Special Education and Teaching | 53 | $50,095 | #58 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 44 | $49,677 | #154 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 23 | $49,639 | #28 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 215 | $49,588 | #88 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 18 | $48,409 | — |
| Sociology | 20 | $48,389 | #213 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 27 | $48,290 | #135 |
| Journalism | 30 | $47,775 | #104 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 86 | $46,942 | #43 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 98 | $45,881 | #64 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft small degree count | 19 | $43,916 | — |
| Music | 22 | $43,089 | #102 |
| History | 20 | $40,918 | #266 |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 19 | $40,181 | — |
| Anthropology | 24 | $39,577 | #126 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 23 | $39,262 | #287 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 72 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 37 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Outdoor Education small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 13 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 23 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Administration | 22 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Public Health small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Business/Corporate Communications small degree count | 19 | Too few graduates to report | — |
Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings
What are the largest programs at Central Michigan University?
Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions
How do Central Michigan University majors rank nationally?
National program rankings
- Community Organization and Advocacy#2
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations#8
- Social Sciences, Other#9
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences#18
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians#20
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations#20
- Management Information Systems and Services#24
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions#28
- Human Resources Management and Services#32
- Health and Medical Administrative Services#33
- Radio, Television, and Digital Communication#43
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services#46
Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.
Further analysis
Central Michigan University offers bachelor's programs in 52 fields with published four-year earnings figures, and Azimuth ranks 39 of them nationally. Those rankings score four-year earnings among completers alongside debt and cohort size, not reputation.
A graduate's field shapes outcomes. The degree mix clusters in Business at 24.4%, Education at 9.9%, and Psychology at 8.6% of degrees awarded.
Award counts reflect degrees conferred in one academic year, not distinct students, and program earnings cover federally aided completers. Psychology is the biggest single program at 248 degrees a year, ranking #128 nationally.
Its graduates earn $53,422 four years after completion. Management Information Systems and Services graduates earn $95,721, ranking #24 nationally.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.